asked Hafeezur Rehman, a caretaker in the Jamia Sadiqqia Taleemul Koran madrasa in Multan, the main city ... girls’ schools and festivals,” said Salman Abid, a social researcher in southern Punjab. “Their message is that this is not real life.

Paracha writes in the piece published on May 31 that Punjabi nationalism in Pakistan emerged in the 1980s partly in response to Seraiki language movement while quoting Alyssa Ayres’s book Speaking Like A State (2009 ... Southern part of the Punjab ...

TNS •
3 years ago

http://tns.thenews.com.pk/a-case-of-punjabi-nationalism/

BP Ledger, April 9 edition

EDITOR'S NOTE: BP Ledger carries items for reader information each week from various Southern Baptist-related entities ... "We played games with them, sang songs, and did crafts. I also had the privilege of teaching the children Bible stories."

Baptist Press •
6 years ago

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=37562

Cultivating Culture: cultural revival in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

“I had not seen khalqay (a traditional dress) or karawain (clogs) since my childhood days in the village,” says Nizakat Nasir, a housewife visiting the festival ... to the troubled tribal areas and southern Punjab, everyday entertainment and ...

facebook.com •
7 years ago

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150193794377432

Mideast Despots among Recipients of U.S. Cultural Preservation Funds

For 2007-08, the AFCP allocated $31,529 for "preservation and management" of the archaeological remnants of the city of Busra, in southern Syria ... Palestinian Authority is listed as eligible. In 2009-10, a grant of $55,700 is listed for cultural heritage ...

That's how you know you've arrived in Multan: the city of saints ... Islamabad's climate is also much milder than that of its more southern Punjab cities and towns, adding more appeal for its prospective visitors. Depending on the number of days you ...

Jang Group of Newspapers •
3 years ago

http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jun2009-weekly/nos-14-06-2009/spr.htm

Female shooter became devout

She returned to Multan, Pakistan, about 100 miles from her ancestral village, in 2007, pursuing a pharmacy degree at Bahauddin Zakariya University. One of her closest friends, Abida Rani, said Malik changed around 2009, suddenly paying more attention to ...

Islamabad - As the 10-day Lok Mela at Shakarparian is under way, Punjab Pavilion offers the visitors with wide range of colourful and dazzling crafts with vibrant and ... participating in the artisans-at-work festival organized by the Lok Virsa for many ...

ISIS claim responsibility for California massacre - as first picture emerges of burkha-wearing jihadi bride who pledged allegiance to the group before killing 14 …

Malik was from the Layyah district in southern Punjab province, the officials said. She returned to Pakistan five or six years ago to complete a degree from Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan. An online transcript from Bahauddin Zakariya University ...

He urged the Punjab government to complete incomplete projects in Southern Punjab first instead of starting work metro bus project in Multan. He said that blasphemy of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) cannot be allowed under the pretext of freedom of expression …